Newspaper body calls on China to release journalist

The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) has asked the Chinese government to release the 2007 winner of WAN's Golden Pen of Freedom, Shi Tao, who is serving a 10-year sentence for "leaking state secrets". Shi was convicted for writing an email about state-imposed media censorship. He is to receive his award in June, during the World Newspaper Congress, which will take place in Cape Town. (Via Editors' weblog)